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Developmentally, the arm preference precedes handedness

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 October 2003

Louise Rönnqvist
Louise Rönnqvist*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden90187http://www.psy.umu.se/staff/louise_ronnqvist_eng.html
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louise.ronnqvist@psy.umu.se
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Abstract:

I would like to stress that early development repeats the evolution of the species. Hence, to understand the origins of functional brain asymmetry and the underlying mechanisms involved in handedness, we have to seek information not only from what we know about human evolution, but also from how an early hand preference develops in our own species.

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Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 26 , Issue 2 , April 2003 , pp. 238 - 239
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2003

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